The family of chronically ill Napier girl Matisse Reid were not expecting a $100,000 donation from a dispute between celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and a major New Zealand promoter.
The donation came as part of a mutually agreeable out-of-court settlement yesterday between the Hell's Kitchen star and Auckland's Duco Events, in lieu of a $2.1 million law suit after Mr Ramsay's last-minute cancellation of charity dinners in 2010.
The sold-out Auckland and Wellington events were to raise money for an organ transplant for Matisse, 11, who has been receiving costly life-saving medical treatment in Pittsburgh, US, for the past five years.
Speaking from Pittsburgh, Matisse's mother Jodee Reid said the donation was generous and unexpected.
"We just want it known that we are very grateful to Gordon Ramsay and David Higgins from Duco Events because this is a joint donation from both of them.